** These are most likely artificial (as the forest in that episode is called the [[Duraflame National Forest]] and [http://www.duraflame.com/about-duraflame/ Duraflame] is a {{w|firelog}}-manufacturing company), like the ones designed to respond to "Trees down!"

** These are most likely artificial (as the forest in that episode is called the [[Duraflame National Forest]] and [http://www.duraflame.com/about-duraflame/ Duraflame] is a {{w|firelog}}-manufacturing company), like the ones designed to respond to "Trees down!"

*In the scene where Fry climbs to the top of the clock tower to retrieve the parrot, the time clearly reads, "04:24:xx." However, after Fry drops the bird cage off the ledge and the view zooms out, the zero is missing and it reads "4:26:xx."

*In the scene where Fry climbs to the top of the clock tower to retrieve the parrot, the time clearly reads, "04:24:xx." However, after Fry drops the bird cage off the ledge and the view zooms out, the zero is missing and it reads "4:26:xx."

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*When the attic room of the Planet Express office is shown for the first time, there's nothing above the fireplace. However when Bender walks out to volunteer, the row of stockings are seen above the fireplace, unless if they were being set up during the scene.

The Story

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Act I: "He doesn't know about Santa Claus!"

The Planet Express crew are all on a company Xmas ski trip at Catskills Lodge. Fry begins to feel sad, since it's his first Xmas in the 31st century. In an effort to cheer him up, they get an Xmas tree (a palm tree, since pine trees have been extinct for 800 years). Back at the office, everyone gets an Xmas card except for Leela, and we realise that Leela is just as lonely as Fry. However, Fry doesn't, and complains rudely. Fry's moping affects Leela, and she runs off in tears.

Fry feels guilty for upsetting Leela, and runs out to get an Xmas present. Everyone warns him to be back before dark, so the ruthless killer robot Santa Claus built in the 2800s doesn't get him. Bender goes to "volunteer" at a Liquor Kitchen, where he poses as a homeless robot to get free booze. Fry goes to the mall, and winds up shopping in the only store left open, Joe's Ark Pet Store, where he buys Leela a $500 parrot. On his way home, the parrot escapes, and Fry starts chasing it across town. Leela returns to Planet Express and learns Fry is out buying her a present; she runs out to find him. Fry, having chased the bird up a digital clock tower, falls off only to be saved by Leela. Before they can get home, they run into Santa!

Act III: "You dare bribe Santa?"

Bender and his new homeless robot friends go caroling, as an excuse to get into people's homes and rob them. Meanwhile, Fry and Leela are chased across town by Santa until they run into Bender. When Santa confronts Bender, he tries to blame the crippled orphan robot Tinny Tim. This is so incredibly naughty, Santa immediately adds it to his list, allowing Fry, Leela, and Bender a head start. They make it back to Planet Express, but Santa is right on their heels and gets inside. Santa gives Zoidberg a pogo stick, but attempts to kill everyone else for being naughty. Zoidberg, hopping on his new pogo stick, cuts a string of lights with his claws. The loose wire falls and electrocutes Santa, knocking him back into the fireplace. They slide the blast door closed before Rudolph explodes, blasting Santa out of the building. Everyone sits down to an Xmas dinner prepared by Bender - consisting of the parrot Fry had bought for Leela. They then sing "Santa Claus Is Gunning You down", while Robot Santa threatens that he'll be back next year.

Trivia

The scene where Hermes and Amy give up their prized hair to buy each other hair accessories is a reference to the "Gift of the Magi," a short story by the author O. Henry.

The idea of Robot Santa Claus was partly inspired by the infamous 1984 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night, in which a young man comes to believe that he is Santa Claus, and begins murdering people who he deems to be "naughty."

Conan O'Brien mentioning a war of 2012 is a reference to the belief that the Mayan calendar predicted that 2012 would be the end of the world. [1]

Allusions

The palm Christmas tree tied to the top of the Planet Express Ship when flying from the lodge to the Planet Express building is reminiscent of the Griswold's car and tree in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

It occurred in "Crimes of the Hot" (even though nuclear winter canceled it out and it apparently started again after nuclear winter subsided), so it might just have been a mistake on Mayor Poopenmeyer's part (or Mayor Poopenmeyer may be one of those people who doesn't believe global warming is real).

After Bender serves the parrot to Tinny Tim, Nibbler steals the bird and sits in the corner. If you notice there is one frame where Nibbler's nose is all black.

Despite pine trees being extinct for over 800 years, they are clearly visible in the background when the crew is out skiing and in the background at the beginning of "Spanish Fry".

These are most likely artificial (as the forest in that episode is called the Duraflame National Forest and Duraflame is a firelog-manufacturing company), like the ones designed to respond to "Trees down!"

In the scene where Fry climbs to the top of the clock tower to retrieve the parrot, the time clearly reads, "04:24:xx." However, after Fry drops the bird cage off the ledge and the view zooms out, the zero is missing and it reads "4:26:xx."

When the attic room of the Planet Express office is shown for the first time, there's nothing above the fireplace. However when Bender walks out to volunteer, the row of stockings are seen above the fireplace, unless if they were being set up during the scene.